January 2021 Reading Roundup
January wasn't a great month, but I did read some good books. Here's a quick roundup.
Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami
What does it mean to be a woman? In the memorable novel Breasts and Eggs, Mieko Kawakami explores the question by looking…
From Concentric to Maculate: Marco D’Eramo’s Geographies of Ignorance
As we all know, travel has become a lot easier in recent decades—at least for those of us born into relative privilege…
Best Books I Read in 2020
There’s a quote by Alice Walker that I love: “When I was a child, I read books for entertainment and information; I…
The Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav
In her preface to The Seat of the Soul, Oprah Winfrey writes: “The Seat of the Soul changed the way I see…
Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse: German Literature Month 2020
There’s a lot more to the novel than a protest against society’s stifling conventions. In fact, the way that Hesse wrote the book actually…
The History of Serbia by Cedomir Antic: Review
This is a useful overview of the history of Serbia, starting in neolithic times and going right through to the present (it…
Spell the Month in Books
Why trawl the web for updates on just how little has changed in the US election process or how many more people…
October 2020 Reading Roundup
Here's a quick roundup of some good books I read this month, featuring Jorge Luis Borges, Anne Tyler and more.